Systems Development Engineer AWS Launch Wizard

The AWS Launch Wizard team is focused on automating the provisioning of commercial software applications using Amazon Web Services. Our mission is to make AWS is the best place to deploy an enterprise application in the Cloud. Our goal is to make enterprise application provisioning simple with minimal effort and without the need to spend weeks learning how to use AWS. We do this through infrastructure as code and configuration scripts that build fully operational commercial applications that can immediately be used in a production environment.

We are seeking an experience systems development engineer who has experience writing automation for infrastructure provisioning and software configuration. As a member of the Launch Wizard team you will work with exciting technologies to automate provisioning solutions for a diverse set of enterprise customers at the scale of Amazon Web Services. The ideal candidate will bring not only experience but also a passion for solving complex challenges through simplified design and software engineering solutions.

This position includes being a member of the operational team that requires a week of oncall responsibilities once every 6 to 8 weeks. Oncall duties include responding to customer issues reviewing operational metrics and improving operational excellence. Nobody likes to be paged in the middle of the night which is why we place a top priority on ensuring issues are solved at the root cause to prevent them from happening again. Adjustments to the oncall schedule are commonly made to account for personal commitments as they arise.

About the team
Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3 and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2 to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (Iot) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

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4 years of administrative experience in networking storage systems operating systems and handson systems engineering experience
2 years of noninternship professional software development experience
1 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking storage operating systems)
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell Ruby

Experience with PowerShell (preferred) Python Ruby or Java
Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
Experience automating and configuring systems using the Desired State Configuration (DSC) in a large enterprise environment
Experience utilizing AWS cloud solutions in a DevOps environment

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.